TEST Breeding Game Species 
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
Their habitats vary widely in both rural and urban landscapes; open habitats are preferred and the species generally shuns only extensively forested areas and wetlands 1. To show how adaptive this species is, the following photograph was sent to me by one of my readers and I use it with her permission.
10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2024
These species are not only beautiful or charming, but have a personal resonance for me. Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo : I get game. It turns out this species is very difficult to see — everywhere except in my territory, since to date I have now seen it 64 times within an hour of Morelia. Perhaps my first convert?
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Hare could run a very profitable shell game. Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2015
Most likely, all individuals of a given species have very similar genes guiding very similar developmental processes, but produce different results because the plasticity itself is selected for. But, if you capture wild birds (to make them pets) then breed them through one generation and they get out, they are bad at avoiding predators.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 26, 2012
Bill Schmoker , Nikon Birding ProStaff member, and I spent a day in the field testing the new Nikon EDG VR Fieldscope. A revelation amongst the optics people, this piece of equipment steps up in the game and that VR makes the hobby much more interesting. I, among some others, would beg to differ. However difficult they are to see!
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